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- Birth nameKatharine Elizabeth Whitehorn
- Katharine Whitehorn was born on March 17, 1928 in Hendon, North London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for In Their Opinion (1962), A Question of News (1971) and Bullseye (1981). She was married to Gavin Lyall. She died on January 8, 2021 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- SpouseGavin Lyall(1958 - January 18, 2003) (his death, 2 children)
- She began her journalism career with a women's magazine. Starting in 1960, she spent more than three decades as a columnist for the Observer (UK).
- As a women's-feature writer, she tried to change the tone of such columns from patronizing and teaching women how to be the perfect wife, to more realistic.
- She is an "agony aunt" for Saga magazine, with a "Dear Abby"-style column dealing with readers' problems ranging from greedy children to loneliness.
- She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Journalism. She is a journalist in London, England.
- Parents with Gavin of Bernard Lyall and actor Jake Lyall.
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